Belt clasp or buckle.



T. E. MYOB, JL BELT GLASP -OE BUCKLE,

APPLICATION EILED FEB. 18, 1914. 1

L1 $53,666., Patented Mgr. 3o, 1915.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR'- E55- Thmapgny J1. W @wd/@CM ATTORNEYS .Tall whbm',t may concern n entrenar THOMAS l?. PRYOR, B., 0F S'UTH ORANGE, NEWJERSEY, ASSGNDE, T0 l?. M. SELNLEY, JE. C9., CRIGRATION QF NEW JERSEY.

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application filed February 3.8, wie.

Be it'known that l, THOMAS l. Peron,

.l r., a citizen o the United States, residing at South Oran e, in thecounty of Essex and State of New ersey, have invented certain new anduseful improvements in Belt Clasps or Buckles; and l do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, refern ence being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon,`which form a part of this specification. This invention has reference,generally, to improvements in clasps or holding devices; and, thepresent invention relates, more particularly, to a novel clamping meansor holding device, in the form of a buckle which is especially adaptedfor use in connection With the respective end-portions of belts, such asare Worn with garments.

The invention has for its principal object to provide a novel and'simply-constructed clasp or fastening for belts and other uses, whichis readily attached to the belt or strap, and the clamping member ofwhich, When-in engagement with the free end-portion of the belt, firmlyand positively clamps or grasps the said end-portion of the belt, sothat no matte'r how great the pull or strain, the clasp or `fastenerWill not be` come displaced, but can be readily removed or adjusted b'ythe application of a slight lifting pressure upon the back ofthe mainbody of the buckle, so as tofthereby provide a. sufficient disengagementof the clamping member with the belt-portion, so as to pen' i't thelatter to be slid back and "Forth upon the back of the buckle for properadjustment, or for the removal ol the belt from the body of the wearer.

Other objects of the present invention will be clearly understood fromthe following detailed description of the present invention.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a plan vienr of a belt-clasp or Speccation of LettersPatent.

Patented Mair. 3U, i915.

Serial No. 819,592

fastener made according to the principles of the present invention, saidvieiv showing in connection therewith, and in plan, the two end-portionsof a belt with which the clasp or fastener is employed; and Fig. 2

is a side elevation of the belt-clasp or fasvback of the main body ofthe clasp, and the other end-portion of the belt being represented inits clamped relation with the said clamping member. Fig. 4 is a similarsectional representation of 'the various parts shown in said Fig. 8, butillustrating the pivoted .clamping member in its disengagedv relationWith the free end-portion of the belt. F ig. 5 is a rear face view ofthe beltclasp or buckle in its detached relation from the belt or strap.Similar characters of reference are employed in 'the above describedviews, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring nowK to the several figures of the drawings, thereference-character l indicates a. complete belt-clasp or buckle showingone embodiment of the principles of the present invention, andthesame'comprises a suitably formed and suitably ornamented faceplate, as9, which is preferably outf Wardly convexed, substantially as shown inFigs. 2, 3 and l nf the drawings. The said face-plate isformed uponitsrear face and at its longitudinally extending marginal edge-portionswith rearwardly extending marginal rib-like il anges, as 3, therespective flanges 3 being connected at or near their respectiveend-portions by means of laten ally extending plates or bar-like members'4 and 5, one oi said members, as 5., being loop-shaped clamping memberv8. At a pomt'between the said ears or lugs 9 and ilo After properadjustment,

the part 10 of said member 8, and to pro ject inwardly in a directiontoward the back of the face-plate 2, is a clamping jaw 11 which isformed with a suitably shaped grasping edge, preferably chamfered, as at12, so as to be adapted to be brought into tirar biting and retainingengagement with the free endportion of the belt in the inanf ner and forthe purposes to be presently described. 4

In applying the belt-clasp or buckle to the belt, the one end-portion 13of the belt is inserted in the opening,r of the loop-shaped member 8 andportion 14 of said member S. The tree endportion 15 oi' the belt 'isthen passed over the laterally extending plates or bar-like members land 5, so that said portieri of the belt will lie directly against therear face of the face-plate 2, substantially as illustrated in Fig. ot'the drawings. The free slidable arrangement of the belt-portion l5 ,uponthe back of the buckle, and between the guiding langes 3 and above thesaid plates or bar-like members 4 and 5 allows for a quick and easyadjustment of the belt and buckle about the body of the wearer. theloop-shaped member 8 automatically moves in the direction of the arrowthereby moving the clamping jaw 11 into its biting and clamped retainingengagement' with the endi as clearly represented portion 15 of the belt,

in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

It will be fully evident from an inspection of said Fig. 3 that nomatter how. great a pull is exerted in the direction of the arror.7 yupon the end-portion 15 of the belt, the more securely will thebelt-portion be clamped between the rear ol the face-plate 2 and theclamping` edge 12 of the clamping jaw 11, as Will be clearly understoodfrom an inspectionof said Fig. 3 oi the drawings.

To rc-adjust the belt upon the body of the wearer, or to remove thebelt, all that is necessary is for the operator to place the thumb backof thc'ifacc-plate of the buckle and press slightly in an outward orforward direction, whereby the clamping engagement of the jaw llwith thebelt-portion 15 becomes broken, so that the buckle may be adjusted withrelation to the "ree'eri'd-poi tion of the belt, or that portion of thebelt may be entirely removed from the buckle.

From the foregoing description of the present invention it will beclearly seen that' I have devised a simply constructed beltclasp orbuckle which can be cheaply made, is readily adjusted with relation tothe belt, and the grasping and pulling` action of which is mostpositive, no matter how great thepull or strain. so that the belt willbe properly retained in its secured relation about the body ot thewearer.

securely fastened about the,

y members vhinged portion of the Lasserre said bar-like members,combined with al loop-shaped member to which an end of a belt-strap isadapted to be attached, pintlereceiving ears extending from saidloopshaped member into registration with the pintle-receiving ears ofsaid bar-like member, a pintle extending through the said registcringears, all arranged sothat'the said loop-shaped member is pivotallyconnected with relation to the said faceplate at one laterally extendingedge portion thereof and is adapted to be projected longitudinallybeyond the said edge-portion oir' the face plate in the clampingposition, and a clamping means connected with the said loop shapedmember and adapted to be moved against a belt-portion arranged back ofthe said face-plate for pinching the belt-portion against the laterallyextending marginal edge-portion of the, face-plate, substantiall asandfor the purposes set forth.

In a' beltbuckle, a main body comprising a conrexly termed facelate andlongitudinally extending guide anges proje'cting from the rear face ofsaid faceplate, at the marginal edge-portions thereof, banlike membersconnected with the respective endportions of A said guide-flanges, saidbai l ke extending laterally across the rear face of said face-plateand'forming with the respective end-portions of the face-platestrap-1'eceiving and guiding spaces, pintlereceiving earsconnected with'one of the laterally extending marginal edges of one of sa d barflilemembers, combined with a loop-shaped member to which an end of abelt-strap is adapted to be attached, pintlereceiving ears extendingfrom said loopif, banlike shaped member into registration with the 1pintle-receiving ears of said bar-like membei, a piutle ,extendingthrough the said `registering ears, alll arranged so that the saidloop-shaped member ispivotallyv connected with relation to the' saidface-plate at one laterally extending edgeportion thereof and is adaptedto be projected longitudif nally beyond the said edge-portion of theface-platein thevclampino' position, and a clamping jaw extenda;lngularly from the said loop-sharp;

mesme member and laterally across the rear face oi In testimony, that l(claim the invezniom the faeeplate, said jaw being adaptedito be setforth above have hereunto set my hund! moved-against a belt-portionarrange'back this-12th day of February, i914.

of the said face-plate for inching the belt- THOMAS F. PRYm JR. 5portion against the lateral y extending mar- Witnesses:

'ginal edge-portion of the face-plate, sub- Fmanx C. Fmmm stantinlly asand for the purposes set; forth, Fmmx H. W. FMENTZEL.

